The Forest | Review (SPOILERS)

So... the Forest. Let me just start out with the fact that the last time we went to see a scary movie was the original Paranormal Activity. Since then convincing my wife to see another scary movie has fallen on deaf ears. However, a while back we did just that forced with an abundant supply of peer pressure we went to see the Forest.  

 

SPOILERS BELOW

The story follows Sara Price who learns that her identical twin sister is missing and her last known whereabouts were in Aokigahara the forest at the base of Mount Fuji. The disheartening thing about this fact is that this forest is known to welcome hundreds if not thousands of suicides each year. Knowing this fact she knew she had to go help her sister. Sara had a habit of helping her sister. Jess, Sara's sister, always seemed to unknowingly need the help of her sister throughout her life. Sara explains how she differs from her sister when their parents died, a murder suicide, committed by their father. The difference was that her sister looked at their bodies while she didn't. Jess ended up in Tokyo Japan as an English teacher. Sara thought this was a good move for her knowing that she seemingly never had much responsibilty in the past. 

 So now that there is a bit of a background and intro to the movie we pick up with Sara traveling to Aokigahara because she knows that Jess is not dead she can feel her. The day before she goes out into the forest on her on to locate her sister she happens to run across a strapping young lad named Aiden in the bar/restaurant below the room she had reserved. Aiden, an Australian news reporter was there to tour the forest with his guide Michi a local who walks the forest to convince those contemplating suicide that they shouldn't as well as report suicides he wasn't able to stop. 

Although Michi discouraged Sara from going into the forest she tells him that she can still hear her sister. It's not something she can explain but since birth its a sound that she can never ignore. So that day the search for Jess begins and Michi warns Sara of two things.  First that she shouldn't go with them and second that all the bad she see's in the forest is only in her mind.  

Throughout the romp through the forest Sara deals with a lot of inner demons as Aiden and Michi look to help those in need. They even stumble upon a campsite that Michi explains as "If they bring a tent it means that they aren't sure." As they continue to look around Sara is pulled in a different direction which Aiden and Michi agree to follow. This direction seemingly pays off as they find Sara and Jess' childhood tent in the middle of the forest. Sara says that she is staying until her sister returns and even though Michi encourages her that they must turn back for the night and return the next day. Aiden also agrees to stay with Sara until her sister returns.

Again, this forest plays tricks on your mind and throughout the night Sara in confronted with different sounds and visions. She even gets to the point that she believes Aiden actually kidnapped her sister and brought her to a small cabin in the forest. This leads to her killing Aiden and when she goes to the basement of the cabin where she believes her sister is being help captive she sees her memory of her father killing her mother playing out. Her father crawls towards he grabbing her wrist where she desperately tries to cut his hand to free herself. Meanwhile we catch up with Jess who was running to escape the forest and Sara hears her from the cabin and begins to follow her. As Sara gets close the forest takes its grasp on her. Sara's spirit had followed her sister, Sara was stuck in the stairwell to the basement dead due to numerous lacerations to her wrist. At that point Jess knew she had lost Sara because she lost that feeling they both shared. 

MY THOUGHTS

Meh... definitely wasn't worth going to see it in theaters and not really scary which I was hoping for. Maybe a RedBox rental? But maybe not. 

 

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In theaters today!

Planning on hitting the movie theater this weekend with the fam? Check out the 2 new releases this week in a theater near you!

Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.

A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.

 

 

 

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This Week in Theaters

It's Friday and that means its time to decide what movies you'll see this weekend! 

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Playing this week at Warrenton 8 Cinema

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

 

Cast: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Shirley Knight

Director: Andy Fickman

Screenplay: Nick Bakay, Kevin James

Running Time: 94

Synopsis:

In this sequel, in which Kevin James reprises the role of Paul Blart, the security guard is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) before she departs for college. While at the convention, he inadvertently discovers a heist—and it’s up to Blart to apprehend the criminals.

 

Out in limited theaters: Unfriended

Ever seen a viral video? Find out the aftermath of one of those viral videos when a young lady takes her life after an embarassing video is seen by everyone. What happens next is someone or something seeking revenge on the only people that had acess to that video and who could have shared it. 

Catch both Unfriended and Mall Cop 2 in a theater near you. Unfriended is on a limited theater release so make sure to check your local theaters listings. 

Also, we wanted to once again thank TJ, Stacey and the entire staff at Warrenton 8 Cinema for everything they do for LivingTheNerdLife.com. Without them we wouldn't be bringing you different movie reviews! Thanks! 

Insurgent: From the Divergent Series

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Insurgent, from the Divergent Series, headlines this weeks movie releases. Warrenton 8 Cinema did an early release last night for those wanting to be the first to see the 2nd installment from the Divergent series.

Brief Overview:

Picking up from the first movie you find Four, Tris, Peter and Caleb on the run from Jeanine. During their hiding and eventual return to the city, Tris and Four fight both physical and emotional battles along the way. Peter describes Tris to a T when he says "You can take the girl out of Abnegation but you can't take the Abnegation out of the girl." Tris puts herself in situations throughout the movie that other members of different factions would not have done to try and protect those around her. Jeanine, not only wanting to find Tris and Four she is out once again to locate and bring in all Divergent's because they hold the key to opening a box that the Founders left behind with an important message. What is in the box?

To find out what message the box holds go check out Insurgent in a theater near you.

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Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd